Business owners in a Stockport mill are pleading with authorities to step up their flood maintenance — in order to prevent ‘catastrophic’ flooding again.
The Welkin Mill, on Welkin Road, Bredbury, most recently flooded in January 2021, causing thousands in damage to a cardboard box company on the ground floor. “We had lots of damage,” Ankit Patel, owner of Boxomatic, said. “Once the [boxes] get wet we cannot use them.
The machine had to be cleaned, too. READ MORE: Man rushed to hospital and two arrested amid city centre assault “It had a catastrophic effect, causing about £7,000-or-£8,000 of damage. “When the flood came, the business… was just two months old then.
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